the Java Sparrow has an unmistakable profile. The beak’s pigmentation is darker at the base and gets to a very faded shade at the tip. It mostly matches the bird’s legs. What’s even more ...

The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the recording cage, the little gray bird bites ... Which beak movements are involved ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size - from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Three rare bird species were sighted in Alabama over the last week. See which unique species were spotted and what we know about them.

The cheery and sociable house sparrow is more closely associated with ... On freshly molted (nonbreeding) bird, the blackish and reddish regions obscured by gray feather tips.

On World Sparrow Day, observed every year on March 20, conservationists stress the urgent need to protect these tiny birds that play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance. Artist ...